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Three Women in Costume on Horses

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Description: Rear view of three patriotically dressed women on horseback in town, riding toward the Merchant Inn.
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Woman Wearing Patriotic Costume

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Description: Studio portrait of a woman with long hair and a trailing dress leaning on a United States flag in front of a painted backdrop.
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Parade of Women Wearing Mortarboards

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Description: Parade of women passing the Freeman House, wearing mortarboards and carrying a Union High School flag with the date 1897.
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Fortune Teller

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Description: A studio portrait of two women sitting at a table in front of a painted backdrop. One of the women is dressed as a fortune teller and holds round cards. Th...
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Three Women in Costume on Horses

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Description: Three patriotically dressed women on horseback pose on an unpaved street in town. The large flags have 45 stars, and the small flags have 46 stars. In the ...
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Crowd at a Speech

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Description: Crowd of men, women, girls and boys gathered around a tent, probably listening to a political or patriotic speech or debate.
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Teacher and Children in front of Log Building

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Description: Group of children and a woman, probably a teacher, posed standing on the steps of a log building, possibly in Disco, Wisconsin. One of the children in the ...
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Two Women in a Bedroom

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Description: View across bedroom towards two women sitting together. The woman on the right is holding a guitar. On the left is a dresser with a mirror, and a bed in th...
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Women and Children in Parade

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Description: Parade of women and children on sidewalk through town. They are going past Peter Olson's blacksmith shop (foreground), fire-bell tower, and the City Hall w...
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Man Giving Speech on Train

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Description: Crowd listening to a whistle-stop speaker at the railroad station, possibly Taft.
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Family and Wagon at Fair Grounds

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Description: Woman and child posed sitting in a buggy pulled by a single horse wearing a fly-net. A man is standing in front of them. The grandstand at the Jackson Coun...
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Portrait of Capitola Maddock Dressed in Ho-Chunk Regalia

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Description: A European American woman dressed in Ho-Chunk regalia, including a fringed dress, necklaces, and headband with a feather, posed sitting cross-legged on the...
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Panoramic Ho-Chunk Group Portrait

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Description: A panoramic group portrait of Ho-Chunk men, women, and children, possibly gathered for a powwow. They are posed standing and sitting in a field in front of...
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A.P. Johnson Tavern on Independence Day

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Description: View from street towards a man and two women sitting in front of a storefront decorated with patriotic streamers. The woman on the left is holding a hand f...
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Outdoor Portrait of Ho-Chunk Girl

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Description: Belle Mattie Mike "ENooKah" (First Daughter), daughter of John Mike, Jr. "HayShooKeeKah" (One Horn) and his wife, Kate Littleblackhawk "ENooNeeKah" (Woman)...
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School Group in front of South Alma School

Date: 1890
Description: Group portrait of men, women, and children posing standing in front of a wooden building, probably a school house and possibly the South Alma School. Secon...
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Stagecoach in Parade

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Description: Patriotically decorated stagecoach with a group of people in a parade in town.
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Wooden Schoolhouse

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Description: View across lawn towards a group of women, men, and children posing standing near and in front of a wooden schoolhouse.
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Group in front of Tents in Clearing

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Description: A group of three women and three men relaxing near tents decorated with foliage and American flags. One of the men is holding a bicycle.
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Horse-Drawn Wagon in Parade

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Description: Horse-drawn float in parade promoting A.F. Werner, a local drugstore.

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